Oral Answers to Questions

Melanie Onn Excerpts
Tuesday 13th September 2016

(8 years, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
Read Full debate Read Hansard Text Read Debate Ministerial Extracts
Greg Clark Portrait Greg Clark
- Hansard - - - Excerpts

My hon. Friend is right that one of the historic strengths of the United Kingdom is in areas such as marine engineering and power engineering, which are at the heart of the opportunities that exist around the world as many countries look to develop their capacity in renewable energy. That provides a big opportunity, especially for his constituents.

Melanie Onn Portrait Melanie Onn (Great Grimsby) (Lab)
- Hansard - -

Can the Secretary of State guarantee that all employment protections currently enjoyed by British workers will be maintained after Brexit, and will he back my Bill to do just that?

Margot James Portrait The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (Margot James)
- Hansard - - - Excerpts

We will certainly look carefully at the hon. Lady’s Bill. Employment protections are a priority for this Government.